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Review of economic projects in Afghanistan in 2023
In 2023, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) was able to complete some huge projects from domestic revenues with little resources.
The completion of the first part of the Qosh Tepa canal and the reconstruction of part of the Salang highway are among the most important projects that were completed this year.
Attracting investment of 6.5 billion dollars on seven large mines, expanding trade relations with neighboring countries, maintaining the value of the Afghan currency against foreign currencies, preventing the smuggling of dollars out of the country, and also preventing the exchange of foreign currencies in daily transactions are considered to be among the other achievements of the IEA in 2023.
The start of the reconstruction of the Kabul-Kandahar highway, the extraction of oil from the Qashqari wells in Sar-e-Pul province, and the beginning of the extension of the 500 kV Jawzjan-Kabul line are also among the projects of 2023.
In addition, Afghanistan’s exports to other countries also increased. Based on the statistics of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, exports have reached one billion and 717 million dollars.
Afghanistan’s export goods have been exported to Iran, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, Kazakhstan and America.
In 2023, the value of the Afghan currency was not only maintained against foreign currencies, but the value of the Afghan currency increased, the central bank stopped commercial transactions with foreign currencies and did not allow dollars to be smuggled out of Afghanistan.
This year, Afghanistan has had 21% of imports from Iran, 18% of imports from China, 18% of imports from Pakistan, and 14% of imports from the United Arab Emirates.
However, experts have said that Afghanistan needs more work and effort to get out of the current situation into a better status.
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Ex-Iranian FM says US lobbied for a ‘good Taliban govt’ at 2001 Bonn Conference
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif says that at the Bonn conference, the United States planned to establish a “good Taliban government” in Afghanistan, but Europe had tried to establish a monarchy in this country.
Speaking in an interview, Zarif said that Iran met its demands at the Bonn conference and played an important role in the formation of the former government of Afghanistan.
In this interview about Iran’s fight against terrorist groups, Zarif added that accepting terrorist groups in neighboring countries is a violation of the principle of good neighborliness.
He said Tehran had maximum diplomatic coordination with the Americans at the Bonn conference.
The Bonn Conference was held in Bonn, Germany in December 2001 to establish a new government in Afghanistan and prevent chaos after the overthrow of the previous government of the Islamic Emirate.
On December 13, 2001, after 9 days of discussion, a two-stage agreement was signed between the participants, which laid the foundation for the establishment of a new system that would become the republic government.
This government however ruled for 20 years but collapsed in August 2021 and the Islamic Emirate regained control of Afghanistan.
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Polio vaccination campaign kicks off across Afghanistan
The Polio Free Afghanistan organization announced Sunday in a post on X that a polio vaccination campaign will begin Monday and be carried out across Afghanistan.
The organization stated that the campaign will target children under the age of five.
The organization, however, has not specified how long the campaign will run for.
The last polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan was launched on April 30 of this year, during which about 10 million children under five were vaccinated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported two positive cases of polio in Kunar and Nuristan provinces this year.
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Over 560 emerald mining permits issued in Panjshir
Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the director of mines and petroleum of Panjshir, has announced that following the takeover of the Islamic Emirate, illegal extraction and smuggling of minerals in the province has ended and more than 560 emerald mining permits have been issued so far.
In a meeting with the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Amiri stated that more than 10,000 Panjshiris have been provided with job opportunities.
Based on a statement from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Amiri requested the ministry to send technical teams to survey mineral deposits in Panjshir province and to issue permits to mine rubies.
In the meeting, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar, stressed the need to prioritize job creation opportunities for the people of Panjshir when issuing permits for both emerald and ruby extractions.
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